Pirate Site OiNK Busted By IFPI; Servers Seized

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Hang around the Internet long enough (heck, hang around Slashdot or Digg long enough) and even news of the semi-private pirate sites leak out. I’d heard of OiNK before; it was an invite-only music site that specialized in pre-release tracks, if I remember correctly. Personally, I still prefer Deezer if I need to work the latest pop track out of my system.

In any event, it’s all academic — the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which is affiliated with the RIAA, raided and shut down the site after a two-year investigation. The site’s servers were seized, probably exposing the site’s estimated 180,000 members to the world’s copyright police.